Jaime Strickland 1,2 , Hank Dart 3 , Richard Stein 4 , Rachel Tabak 5 , Bridget Kirk 1 , Graham Colditz 3 , Brad Evanoff 1,2 1 Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA 2 Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, Iowa City, IA, USA 3 Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA 3 Center for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA 4 George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA Funded by: NIDDK R01 DK103760 Testing an Innovative Multi-level Workplace Weight Loss Intervention in the “Working for You” Study
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Jaime Strickland1,2, Hank Dart3, Richard Stein4, Rachel Tabak5, Bridget Kirk1, Graham Colditz3, Brad Evanoff1,2
1 Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA2 Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, Iowa City, IA, USA3 Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA3 Center for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA4 George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Funded by: NIDDK R01 DK103760
Testing an Innovative Multi-level Workplace Weight Loss Intervention in the “Working for You” Study
Working for You (WFY) Description
•Randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test a workplace intervention addressing both individual and workplace factors related to healthy weight
•Targets low-wage & hourly workers
•Includes use of a participatory approach and an individually tailored weight loss intervention using SMS text messaging
Background
• Workplaces can be effective venues for health promotion efforts, especially for socially disadvantaged populations
• Obesity is strongly associated with low education and low income
• Low-wage workers less likely to use workplace wellness programs*
• Obesity and related diseases affect health and work productivity
*Strickland papers (May 2015) in Preventing Chronic Disease
Methods2-year RCT with 22 work groups from a large integrated health care system and university
Multi-level nested intervention (11 groups)• Workplace participatory program – all workers
• Interactive obesity treatment approach (iOTA) using SMS text messaging & health coach - obese workers
Surveys and weight measurements at BL and every 6 months during study period